$250K grant to rehab low-income homes

NEWARK – Up to six local homeowners may benefit from a $250,000 grant to rehabilitate their homes, according to City Grant Writer Barbara Gilkes.

The Ohio Development Services Agency has announced it will award a $250,000 Community Housing Impact and Preservation Grant to Newark. The Newark Department of Development has a waiting list of interested homeowners and will begin reviewing eligible applicants, Gilkes said.

Applicants must meet income requirements and repairs must meet federal standards.

The grant cycle begins Sept. 1 and will end Oct. 31, 2016. Construction work will likely begin next year, Gilkes said, following application review and bidding.